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staff renews contract
By Kristen Force
On-line Forty-Niner
After more than
a year of intense bargaining between the California State
University system and the California State Employees Association,
a tentative agreement was reached last week on a new three-year
contract.
One of the primary desires of the CSEA was a large salary
increase, which both sides agreed was not feasible given the
current economic slump.
"I am very pleased that we have reached agreement on
a three-year contract that provides many important benefits
for our employees and their families," said Jackie McClain,
vice chancellor for human resources at CSU.
The CSEA bargaining team was able to create more benefits
for employees and their families including additional health
care, a higher life insurance policy and longer approved funeral
leave.
The association represents CSU staff working in health care
support, operations support, clerical/administrative support
and technical support on campus, explained Clara Potes-Fellow,
manager of media relations at the Office of the Chancellor.
"This organization does not include school faculty or
management," Potes-Fellow said. "They are represented
by their own union, the California Faculty Association."
Under the new contract, all salary ranges will be increased
by 1.5 percent beginning in the 2002 fiscal year.
The maternity/paternity/adoption leave was increased from
20 paid workdays to 30 paid workdays. This time off is in
addition to available sick and vacation leave and must be
taken within 60 days of the arrival of a new child.
A custodial labor-management committee will be established
within 90 days of ratification of the contract.
Through negotiations, CSEA was able to extend the CSU Tuition
Waiver Program to a spouse or dependent child. The current
contract only applied to the employee.
During fiscal year 2002-2003, there will be no parking fee
increases for staff on any CSU campus. Employees may also
participate in the pre-tax parking fee plan, which allows
them to pay for CSU parking expenses with pre-tax dollars
and count it as a deduction.
Under the terms of the new agreement, family sick leave and
bereavement leave will be extended to domestic partners and
funeral leave will be increased from two days to five days
regardless of travel requirements.
The contract states that employees shall receive a supplemental
insurance policy at no cost to the employee. This program
shall provide life insurance during the term of employment
in the amount of $10,000.
Employees will now have the opportunity to review their performance
evaluation and provide input and discussion with an evaluator.
The evaluator must consider the input prior to preparing the
final performance evaluation.
If an employee returns to work after an injury or illness
with a full medical release and the administration believes
the employee is unable to perform the duties of the position,
the employee will be given paid administrative leave until
he or she is well enough to return to work.
During the three-year time period of the contract, new salary
and benefits discussions will occur in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005.
The new benefits and terms of agreement cover all CSU staff
that fits into the categories the CSEA represents. One does
not have to be a member of the association to receive these
advantages.
CSEA represents more than 20,000 non-faculty employees on
the 23 CSU campuses.
"We look forward to continuing to work together in Sacramento
and elsewhere on our shared priorities," McClain said.
The contract must be ratified by its members and approved
by the CSU Board of Trustees on May 30. If it is approved
by a majority vote, it will go into effect on July 1.
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